Fun is being had in Ms. Gullickson's room. The class has been sifting through different sized rocks for their geology unit in science, and painting for Earth Day projects.
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5th graders are finishing up with their watercolor playing cards. They can't wait to show them off at the #VanguardPride Art show!
Today's Softball game and MS Track meet are canceled.
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Earlier this week, the entire WHES had a “Drop Everything and Draw” activity, which they earned for positive behavior. The students loved it and it was well deserved!
Way to go Vanguards!
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The wait is almost over! 🥳The Wisconsin Heights Greenhouse Sale🌷 is coming soon! May 11-19, 2024!
Stop and shop for your garden, planters, and landscapes at Wisconsin Heights High School - the Greenhouse Management classes will be selling the fruits of their labor! Plants are very reasonably priced and help support the future Greenhouse Management classes at Wisconsin Heights!
Ms. Houser quoted "Just in case you needed incentive to make plans to see us next weekend! This might be our best year ever, things are looking fantastic!"
The plant list and order form are in the event posts. Be sure to check it out!
Event link: https://fb.me/e/4hYgC1LnL
Be sure to check out the Discussion tab to see some videos made by the class to promote the event.💚💚💚
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Interested in joining the Girl's High School Swim Team for 2024 - 2025 school year?
Wisconsin Heights co-ops with Lodi High School for Swim Team. If you are interested in joining or would like more information players and parents should plan on attending their Fall Sports Meeting.
5/13/2024 at Lodi High School
The Code of Conduct meeting will begin at 7:00 pm, with sport specific breakout groups starting around 7:30pm.
The Vanguard Racing Team has a website! You can view their progress and meet the team!
https://sites.google.com/wisheights.k12.../vanguard-racing
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Wisconsin Heights is looking for a qualified individual to help our students become even better readers. Tutors can begin serving in August and continue serving through June 2025. Tutors do NOT need an education degree or certification to be successful. Tutors will implement research-based interventions to K-3 students in pairs or individually. Full training and ongoing support/feedback from an assigned Coach is provided. Full time (7 hours/day) preferred, but part time (5 hours/day) may also be accommodated. Tutors receive a paycheck every two weeks and earn an Education Award of up to $5,100 upon successful service term completion. Apply online at join.readingandmath.org for more details!
Reading Corps tutors have worked to serve over 6,600 students across Wisconsin's partnering districts throughout the 23-24 school year. Together, we can help students build their reading confidence and reach grade level reading standards!
What did you do on Sunday?
#VanguardPride AP Calculus AB students came in for a full length mock exam.
Good luck to these students who will represent Wisconsin Heights at the State Solo & Ensemble on Saturday at UW-Platteville:
-McKindsey C-vocal solo
-Mya H-flute solo
-Clara S-piano solo
-Eoin S-tuba solo
-Lily S-vocal solo
-Percussion Ensemble: Dominic C, Gus C, Devin D, Natalie S, Tyler S, Finn S, and Lorelai S
Nick Lane, vocal/instrumental music educator
Rochelle Rochelle, piano accompanist
Thanks again to everyone that came out to support our students and to our awesome volunteers that ran the District Solo & Ensemble music festival back in February that was hosted by Wisconsin Heights!
Students as pictured, left to right: Lily S, Eoin S, Finn S, Jaden S, Clara S, Gus C, Devin D, Dominic C, McKindsey C, Mya H
(not pictured: Lorelai S)
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A Bike Rodeo is coming to Mazomanie on Saturday, May 19th, 2024 from 9:00 am - 11:00 am at the Mazomanie Fire Department. The program is designed to promote safe riding habits and skills for younger riders typically ages 5-12 but all ages are welcome.
Participants will start with a helmet check for proper fit. A limited number of helmets will be available for free if a rider does not have one. There will also be a safety check station and minor bike adjustments.
Participants will ride their bikes through courses that give them safety basics, help them develop skills to avoid typical crashes, and learn to watch their surroundings for hazards.
The Mazomanie Fire Department will also have trucks out for viewing.
Participants will all get a free first aid kit, and a coupon for ice-cream at Base Camp Café in the Village of Mazomanie. Participants will also get a chance to win one of 4 bikes that local sponsors donated.
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Congratulations to all the students who competed in the Visual Arts Classic state competition at UW Madison!
Bela M. and Violet B. competed in Fiber Arts and Abbie K. competed in Mixed Media. Mattea B., Sarah L., and Hansen F., also won first place for their long-term pieces.
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WISCONSIN HEIGHTS STUDENTS EXCEL AT 2024 NATIONAL HISTORY
DAY CONTEST
National History Day Contest Draws More Than 3,000 Participants from
across the United States
Students in Kathy Haig’s sophomore research class at Wisconsin Heights Middle
and High School completed projects in one of five categories: documentary,
exhibit, paper, performance, or website to compete in the 2024 National History
Day® (NHD) National Contest. The regional and state events were held in
Madison, WI in February and April, and the national event will be June 9-13,
2024, in College Park, Maryland. The 2024 contest theme was “Turning Points in
History.”
Ten of the twelve members of the class qualified for the state contest, and then,
in a stupendous achievement, Brenna S.’s website “The Progress and
Future of the Clean Air Act,” qualified for the National Event!
Only four other students from Heights have qualified for Nationals in the over two
decades that Heights has been competing in the NHD contest.
In addition, Abbie K.’s exhibit, “The Book of Mormon: How a Book Changed
History and Modern Life,” achieved “second alternate” status. Being named an
alternate means that a student has attained one of the top four spots in the state.
For Abbie, this means that if both of the nationals qualifiers from Wisconsin are
unable to attend the National contest in June, Abbie’s exhibit will become a
qualifier.
The contest represents quite a commitment of time and effort. After completing a
project, students compete in a series of contests beginning at the local level. The
top two projects in each of the 50 states, D.C., U.S. territories, and international
schools qualify to compete in the National Contest.
“To make it to the National Contest is always a remarkable achievement,” said
NHD Executive Director Dr. Cathy Gorn. “We are so proud of [students’] efforts to
uncover, analyze, and share history in the projects they choose to pursue.”
More than 400 historians and education professionals served as judges for the
students’ work, and more than 100 students from across the country were
awarded cash prizes between $500 and $2,000 each, for superior work in
specific judging categories.
About National History Day® (NHD)
NHD is a non-profit organization based in College Park, Maryland, that seeks to
improve the teaching and learning of history. The National History Day Contest
was established in 1974 and currently engages more than half a million students
every year in conducting original research on historical topics of interest.
Students present their research as a documentary, exhibit, paper, performance,
or website. Projects compete first at the local and affiliate levels, where the top
entries are invited to the National Contest at the University of Maryland at
College Park. NHD is sponsored in part by, HISTORY®, the National Endowment
for the Humanities, the National Park Service, Southwest Airlines, the Crown
Family Foundation, The Better Angels Society, the Diana Davis Spencer
Foundation, and the Pritzker Military Museum & Library. For more information,
visit nhd.org.
2024 NHD State qualifiers from Wisconsin Heights!
L to R: Brenna S., Nathan P., Anna J., Ryan F., Bela M., Taylor Z., Maya L., Amelia P., Abbie K., Travis D.
On Tuesday, the 4th graders visited the State Capitol and had a great time! They saw many important rooms such as the Supreme Court, Senate, and assembly.
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Don't forget to sign up for Summer Science Camp! 🌞
If you have any questions, please contact Jessica Dempsey at jdempsey@wisheights.k12.wi.us or Kelly Santell at ksantell@wisheights.k12.wi.us.
https://www.wisheights.k12.wi.us/page/summer-school-information
We are looking forward to a great summer!
#VanguardPride 8th graders had "Cake Wars," too!
It was Cake Week in Intro to Culinary last week. Classes began with a basic cake and frosting recipe, culminating in "Cake Wars," where each group had the chance to customize their cakes, decorations, and flavors.
At the end of the week, there was only one winner in each class, but really, didn't everyone win since everyone left with cake!?
On Monday, the 7th Graders took a field trip to explore the Milwaukee Public Museum. It was a day of learning, laughter, and adventure.
Thank you staff and parent chaperones for helping our #VanguardPride students have a wonderful experience.
#VanguardPride 8th grade students are building CO2 Dragsters in Shop class. They are learning the bandsaw, scroll saw, spindle sander, and drill press.
Pictures of their painted cars to come later...can't wait!
7th grade math played a competitive game of Connect Four. In teams, they found the area of composite shapes (multiple shapes put together), and if they got a problem right, they put a post-it on the Connect Four board.
The #VanguardPride team with the most fours in a row won the game.
What a fun way to study for an upcoming quiz!
